Soup Shack
Latest: PASS
June 24, 2025
Address
779 CENTRE ST
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Inspection History
31 inspections
14 failures
License
License #355604
Last inspected: June 24, 2025
Inspection History (31 most recent)
PASS
June 24, 2025
at 4:22 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Discontinue to store knives between equipment on cooking line. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Please provide a wiping coth bucket for the cooking line. | 590...
FAIL
June 17, 2025
at 5:11 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Discontinue to store knives between equipment on cooking line. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Please provide a wiping coth bucket for the cooking line. | 590...
PASS
January 9, 2025
at 5:16 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-307.11-C - Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C): In basement prep area found staff cutting vegetables with the trash can being used as a table. Discontinue and provide another prep table. | 590.003/3-501.13-C - Thawing (C): In base...
FAIL
January 2, 2025
at 4:25 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-307.11-C - Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C): In basement prep area found staff cutting vegetables with the trash can being used as a table. Discontinue and provide another prep table. | 590.003/3-501.13-C - Thawing (C): In base...
PASS
July 8, 2024
at 5:48 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): PIC will need to be sure that small and large bulk food containers are properly labeled. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): PIC will need ...
FAIL
June 25, 2024
at 7:16 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): PIC will need to be sure that small and large bulk food containers are properly labeled. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): PIC will need ...
PASS
January 10, 2024
at 6:28 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): PIC will need to be sure all bulk food containers have lables on them. Some did not small and large containers. | 590.004/4-202.18-C - Ventilation Hood Systems ...
FAIL
January 3, 2024
at 4:20 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): PIC will need to be sure all bulk food containers have lables on them. Some did not small and large containers. | 590.004/4-202.18-C - Ventilation Hood Systems ...
PASS
June 13, 2023
at 4:42 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-301.11-PF - Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf): Temperature of single door freezer in basement at bottom of stairs along side elevated (10F). Some items in front of freezer were not fully frozen may be overpacked. ...
FAIL
June 6, 2023
at 5:56 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-301.11-PF - Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf): Temperature of single door freezer in basement at bottom of stairs along side elevated (10F). Some items in front of freezer were not fully frozen may be overpacked. ...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
January 18, 2023
at 3:24 PM
0 violations
PASS
October 11, 2022
at 3:58 PM
0 violations
PASS
September 28, 2022
at 3:21 PM
0 violations
PASS
August 11, 2022
at 3:32 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf): The items stored in the refrigerators are not labeled with date marks. Properly date mark all ready to eat items that are stored form more than 24 hou...
FAIL
August 1, 2022
at 3:54 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf): The items stored in the refrigerators are not labeled with date marks. Properly date mark all ready to eat items that are stored form more than 24 hou...
PASS
March 17, 2022
at 6:19 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.15-C - (B) Cooling Methods (C): They are cooling pork cooked earlier in the day in deep plastic containers and sliced pork at room temperature. Make sure items are being cooled as quickly as possible. | 590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-T...
FAIL
March 10, 2022
at 7:24 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.15-C - (B) Cooling Methods (C): They are cooling pork cooked earlier in the day in deep plastic containers and sliced pork at room temperature. Make sure items are being cooled as quickly as possible. | 590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-T...
PASS
November 18, 2021
at 4:30 PM
9 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC not monitoring cooling methods and cold holding of chicken / pork. Discussed with PIC to cool using shallow metal pans with loose wrapping Instructed PIC to provide shallow metal p...
FAIL
November 10, 2021
at 6:03 PM
9 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): PIC not monitoring cooling methods and cold holding of chicken / pork. Discussed with PIC to cool using shallow metal pans with loose wrapping Instructed PIC to provide shallow metal p...
PASS
June 15, 2021
at 6:20 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Cooked pork @ 48F. Discussed with PIC to maintain foods cold @ 41F or below. PIC removed and stored in walk in. Corrected on site. | 590.003/3-...
FAIL
June 8, 2021
at 4:33 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Cooked pork @ 48F. Discussed with PIC to maintain foods cold @ 41F or below. PIC removed and stored in walk in. Corrected on site. | 590.003/3-...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
January 27, 2021
at 5:31 PM
6 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): ice machine/clean and sanitize interior and repair door | 590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): repair leak to front hand...
FAIL
January 20, 2021
at 3:50 PM
6 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): ice machine/clean and sanitize interior and repair door | 590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): repair leak to front hand...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
October 16, 2020
at 3:25 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution | 590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): review proper cooling methods for large pots of soup/break into smaller batches and...
FAIL
October 9, 2020
at 4:13 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution | 590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): review proper cooling methods for large pots of soup/break into smaller batches and...
PASS
July 20, 2020
at 3:56 PM
2 violations
590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): repair gauge to high temp dishmachine | 590.006/6-501.114-C - Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C): replace all ceiling tiles in basement prep to be smooth easily cleanable
FAIL
June 26, 2020
at 2:55 PM
13 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): provide vomit clean up kit | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): provide proper training on use of 3 bay sink/wash rinse sanitize | 590.003/3-305.11-...
FAIL
June 18, 2020
at 2:47 PM
13 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): provide vomit clean up kit | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): provide proper training on use of 3 bay sink/wash rinse sanitize | 590.003/3-305.11-...
PASS
March 18, 2019
at 7:31 PM
11 violations
09-3-301.11(C) - Handling of Food & Ice: Provide scoops with handles for bulk food barrels. | 17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Basement- provide thermometer for reach in freezer. | 21-3-304.14 - Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize: Keep ...
FAIL
March 7, 2019
at 1:11 PM
11 violations
09-3-301.11(C) - Handling of Food & Ice: Provide scoops with handles for bulk food barrels. | 17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Basement- provide thermometer for reach in freezer. | 21-3-304.14 - Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize: Keep ...
PASS
June 13, 2018
at 7:30 PM
0 violations